howtoavoid

The <howtoavoid> element contains information about how a user can avoid a hazard, for example, "Do not use solvents to clean the drum surface."

Contains

Note

These models represent only the default document types distributed by OASIS. Actual content models will differ with each new document type.
Doctype Content model
topic (base), map (base), classifyMap, subjectScheme, learningBookmap, learningMap ( text data or boolean or cite or keyword or ph or b or i or sup or sub or tt or u or q or term or tm or xref or state or sl or simpletable) (any number)
topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, bookmap ( text data or boolean or cite or keyword or apiname or option or parmname or cmdname or msgnum or varname or wintitle or ph or b or i or sup or sub or tt or u or codeph or synph or filepath or msgph or systemoutput or userinput or menucascade or uicontrol or q or term or abbreviated-form or tm or xref or state or sl or simpletable) (any number)
machineryTask ( text data or boolean or cite or keyword or wintitle or ph or b or i or sup or sub or tt or u or menucascade or uicontrol or q or term or tm or xref or state or sl or simpletable) (any number)

Contained by

Doctype Content model
topic (base), map (base), topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task (strict), task (general), bookmap, classifyMap, subjectScheme, machineryTask, learningBookmap, learningMap messagepanel

Inheritance

+ topic/li hazard-d/howtoavoid

Example

<hazardstatement type="notice">
  <messagepanel>
    <typeofhazard>Machinery Damage</typeofhazard>
    <howtoavoid>
	     <sl>
	       <sli>Do NOT use solvents to clean the drum surface</sli>
	       <sli>Read manual for proper drum cleaning procedure</sli>
     	</sl>
    </howtoavoid>
  </messagepanel>
  <hazardsymbol href="readmanual.png"></hazardsymbol>
  <hazardsymbol href="agressivesolvent.png"></hazardsymbol>
</hazardstatement>

Attributes

Name Description Data Type Default Value Required?
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) A set of related attributes, described in univ-atts attribute group
global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc) A set of related attributes, described in global-atts attribute group
class, outputclass Common attributes described in Other common DITA attributes

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